Medical Terminology List 6 Ch. 3

Arteri/o Artery  Artery  Arteriosclerosis  Arteritis

Arteri/o  Artery Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

Arteri/o  Arteriosclerosis -sclerosis = Hardening Hardening of the artery

Arteri/o  Arteritis Inflammation of the artery

Ather/o Plaque (a yellow fatty material)  Atherosclerosis  Atheroma

Ather/o  Atheroscleros is Hardening of plaque

Ather/o  Atheroma Mass of plaque

Axill/o  Armpit (underarm) Axillary  - ary = pertaining to

Chem/o Drug or chemical  Chemotherapy Therapy = Treatment Treatment by drugs or chemicals

Chron/o Time  Chronic Pertaining to time

Col/o Colon (large intestine)  Colon  Coloscopy  Coloscope  Colostomy  Colitis

Col/o  Coloscopy

Col/o  Coloscope

Col/o  Colitis  Chronic ulcerative colitis

Cry/o Cold  Cryosurgery  Cryotherapy  Cryophobia

Mamm/o Breast  Mammary Pertaining to the breast  Mammogram X-ray record of the breast

 Mammogram X-ray record of the breast

Mast/o Breast  Mastectomy Removal of the breast  Mastitis Inflammation of the breast

Men/o Menses (menstruation)  Menorrhea Men/o  Menses -rrhea  Flow or discharge Normal discharge  Menorrhage Men/o  Menses -rrhage  Excessive flow Excessive menses

Amenorrhea ?  A/men/o/rrhea -rrhea  Discharge A-  No / not Men/o  Menses No menstrual flow

Mening/o Meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord)

My/o Muscles  Myocardial Pertaining to the muscle of the heart  Myoma Tumor of muscle  Myomectomy Removal of muscle tumor  Myositis Inflammation of the muscle

Myel/o Spinal cord  Myelogram X-ray image and record of the spinal cord

Necr/o  Death  Necrotic Pertaining to the death of cells  Necrosis Death of cells

Phleb/o Vein  Phlebitis Inflammation of a vein

 Phlebotomist A person who removes blood Vampire!

Pneumon/o Lung  Pneumonia Abnormal condition of the lung  Pneumonectomy Removal of a lung  Pneumonitis Inflammation of a lung

Pulmon/o Lung  Pulmonary Pertaining to the lung  Healthy lung

Radi/o X-ray  Radiology Science of using x-rays to diagnosis disease Study of x-rays  Radiologist Specialist in the use of x-rays (DOCTOR)

Septic/o Pertaining to infection  Septic Pertaining to infection  Septicemia Infection in the blood Blood poisoning

Tonsill/o Tonsils  Tonsillitis Inflammation of the tonsils

Vascul/o Blood vessel  Vascular Pertaining to blood vessels  Vasculitis Inflammation of blood vessels

-centesis Surgical procedure to remove fluid  Thoracentesis Surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid

 Amniocentesis Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion

 Arthrocentesis Surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint

-ectomy Removal, resection, excision  Tonsillectomy Removal of tonsil  Hysterectomy Removal of uterus  Cholecystectomy Removal of the gallbladder  Nephrectomy Removal of a kidney

-lysis Separation, breakdown, destruction  Dialysis Complete separation  Hemolysis Breakdown of blood

-plasty Surgical repair or correction  Mammoplasty Surgical repair of the breast  Rhinoplasty Surgical repair of the nose  Arthroplasty Surgical repair of the joint

-stomy Opening  Colostomy Opening of the colon to the outside of the body

Tracheostomy Opening of the trachea to the outside of the body

-therapy -Treatment  Radiotherapy Treatment of disease with x-ray  Chemotherapy Treatment of disease (cancer) with chemicals  Cryotherapy Treatment of disease with cold

-tomy Incision, to cut into  Craniotomy Incision of the skull  Phlebotomy Incision of a vein

-megaly -enlargement  cardiomegaly  hepatomegaly

-megaly  Cardiomegaly

- megaly  hepatomegaly

-rrhea -Flow, discharge  rhinorrhea

-rrhage -bursting forth Hemorrhage

-sclerosis -hardening  Arteriosclerosis